Following Hurricane Harvey's descent onto Texas shores Friday night, 300,000 residents around the Lone Star state lost power in their homes, cars were destroyed and washed away, and trees knocked over by violent winds littered abandoned intersections. Hurricane Harvey was deemed a Category 1 hurricane by the morning of August 26, 2017 and has been described as the worst hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in 12 years.

Hurricane Harvey lashes Texas and Louisiana as it makes landfall

Rockport, Texas

Rockport firefighters go door to door on a search and rescue mission as they look for people that may need help after Hurricane Harvey. The hurricane unleashed torrents of rain and made its way into the state with powerful 130 mph winds.